November 2025

By Tim Clinton

SPORTS EDITOR

Volleyball

Mount Rainier

The Rams earned their way to the state Class 4A tournament by posting a 3-1 record in District 3/4 action that took place this Friday and Saturday at various Bethel School District sites in the Graham area.

Mount Rainier entered the tournament as the No. 7 seed and claimed its state berth by knocking off No. 6 Graham-Kapowsin by a 3-2 score in a Saturday afternoon match.

State will take place next Friday and Saturday at the Yakima Valley Sun Dome.

The Rams opened district action by outlasting Sumner in a 3-2 match Friday afternoon before taking a 3-0 loss to No. 2 seeded Camas that evening.

Mount Rainier bounced back to beat No. 13 Union, 3-0, Saturday morning to earn the right to play Graham-Kapowsin for a trip to state.

Kennedy Catholic

A fundraiser has been launched  by Friends of Roxhill elementary to help meet expenses. In their online statement they say: "Many of our Roxhill families urgently need support as they face cuts to government benefits, increased prices due to inflation and tariffs, and school holidays when kids don't get free school meals.

Help us fill that gap today with a gift to support access to food and other basic needs.

Our community can step up to help fill this gap and make sure our students and their families have the things they need and deserve in this challenging moment. Can you make a donation to support a Roxhill family? Every bit helps."

Donate here

https://www.gofundme.com/f/roxhill-winter-basic-needs-fund-2025

By Tim Clinton

SPORTS EDITOR

Kennedy Catholic High School of Burien won two of the three relays and took home the team trophy at the Class 4A girls swimming and diving meet Saturday morning at the Weyerhauser King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way.

The Lancers scored 275 team points ahead of the 260 score of Lincoln of Seattle and the 229 points of West Central District rival Curtis.

Kennedy Catholic opened the meet by winning the 200-yard medley relay in a time of 1 minute, 47.54 seconds on the efforts of Hailey Weiler, Parker Marvin, Lucy LaBella and Cecilia Pallotta.

Avery Jackson, Kaitlyn Vu, Avery Stender and Weiler capped off the meet by taking first in the 400 freestyle relay in 3:31.74.

In between Jackson, Vu, Pallotta and Marvin took second in the 200 free relay in 1:37.52.

Several Lancers also came in strong individually.

Update November 15

The public forum to explore choices for the ST3 light rail extension into West Seattle was postponed and now rescheduled to November 24.

Date: Monday, November 24th  

Time: 5:30 – 7pm  (Doors open at 5 pm) 

Location: Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, 4408 Delridge Wy SW, Seattle, WA 98106 

Update November 14

An announcement was released today noting that the planned public forum for November 17 has been postponed in a notice sent out by the West Seattle Health club whose building is slated for partial demolition as the current path for light rail means the removal of their swimming pool structure.:

"UPDATE on the Sound Transit Forum

Information from Eastridge Church

This Thanksgiving, for the 22nd year in a row, Eastridge Church will giveaway 1,500 turkeys and bags of groceries to those in the community who need a little help to put a holiday meal on their table. On Saturday, November 22, 9-11:30 a.m. (or while supplies last) the church will give away the 1,500 free Thanksgiving turkeys and bags of groceries to people in need at their two locations: Issaquah and West Seattle.

The Seattle City Council’s Select Budget Committee convened Tuesday for a lengthy session to finalize major amendments to the 2026 biennial budget, a meeting dominated by urgent discussions over a looming federal housing crisis and fierce debate regarding local spending priorities. The committee, which began meeting at 9:30am for public comment, took a lunch break, resuming shortly after 1:30 p.m. and continued past 4:00 p.m., ultimately approving significant reserve funding to guard against federal cuts and passed several key provisos related to infrastructure maintenance and homelessness response.

Federal Funding Crisis Drives Reserve Creation

Information from Seattle Police Blotter

by Detective Eric Muñoz on November 13, 2025 1:35 pm

Seattle police officers arrested a 42-year-old convicted felon last week, known to law enforcement for his violent behavior, after he repeatedly harassed a West Seattle travel agency (North Travel).

On Nov. 5, at about 9:50 a.m., patrol officers responded to a Court Order violation in the 3700 block of Southwest Alaska Street. Officers determined the suspect has repeatedly been seen harassing, laughing at, mocking, flipping off, and threatening the employees of the business.

Police have trespassed the suspect from multiple businesses in the area. There are previous incidents where he has allegedly dealt narcotics, brandished a gun, and fought with police officers. The suspect has previous felony convictions for Assault, Harassment-threats to kill, and narcotics violations.